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The show follows the exploits of mid-level exploratory spaceship the USS Orville, 400 years in the future. As the people and aliens who inhabit the ship discover, facing the problems of everyday life while enduring the trials and tribulations of outer space is by no means straightforward. Broken hearts, frosty diplomatic relations and Rob Lowe as a blue alien – you name it, The Orville’s got it.

So if a star-studded Red Dwarf gets you excited, go ahead and turn this on. With a cast including MacFarlane as Captain Ed Mercer, Adrianne Palicki (Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D) as his ex-wife, Scott Grimes (American Dad!) as Mercer’s best friend and some out-of-this-world guest stars – including Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson – you’re in for one outrageous, intergalactic ride!

We caught up with Scott Grimes, previously seen in Band Of Brothers and ER and heard as the voice of Steve Smith in American Dad!, to get some secrets from on board the ship…

Virgin TV Edit meets Scott Grimes

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